Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights
Réseau Académique sur la Charte Sociale Européenne et les Droits Sociaux
Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights
Réseau Académique sur la Charte Sociale Européenne et les Droits Sociaux
RACSE-ANESC
Réseau Académique sur la Charte Sociale Européenne et les Droits Sociaux
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Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights
MOOT COURT
Results of the Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck Moot Court Competition on the European Social Charter
Brussels, 24 april 2026 – UCL Saint-Louis University Brussels
We are pleased to announce the RESULTS of the fifth edition of the Moot Court Competition on the European Social Charter, organised by the Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights (ANESC) with the support of the Council of Europe. The jury …
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HIGHLIGHTS
Ayşe Ledün Akdeniz (ANESC Türkiye) writes about the 2025 Labour Rights’ Conclusions adopted by the European Committee of Social Rights (Türkiye), published in January 2026
Dr Akdeniz briefly evaluates the ECSR’s conclusions on Türkiye in areas found not to comply with the Charter’s standards. The ECSR’s findings point toward structural problems in Turkey, particularly...
Stefano Angeleri chronicles the recent High-Level Conference on Social Rights for Human Rights Preparedness Blog
Dr Stefano Angeleri, General Coordinator of ANESC, has contributed a new piece to the Human Rights Preparedness blog, hosted by the Global Campus of Human Rights. In This short piece "Echoes of Chișinău:...
Joanna Ryszka (ANESC Poland) examines the 2025 Labour Rights’ Conclusions adopted by the European Committee of Social Rights on Poland (XXIII-1), published in January 2026
Dr. Ryszka’s analysis of the European Committee of Social Rights’ conclusions reveals a predominantly negative outcome: the ECSR concluded non-conformity (of laws, policies and practices) with the Charter, with...
A New Chapter for ANESC: Message from the New ANESC Coordination Team
A new chapter begins for ANESC/RACSE. On 30 December 2025, Stefano Angeleri, Catarina Santos Botelho and Carole Nivard were elected as General Coordinator and Deputy Coordinators, respectively. They are stepping into these roles with a shared vision to strengthen our...
PUBLICATIONS
Comparative Law and Social Justice – Essays in Honour of Professor Christina Deliyanni-Dimitrakou
This collective volume honours Professor Christina Deliyanni-Dimitrakou and her distinguished academic career of nearly three decades at the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Koldo Casla publishes his book “The Social Right to Property” (Elgar, 2026)
In this book, Dr Koldo Casla, proposes that property should be reinterpreted as a social right, arguing from the perspective of human rights and the social function that ownership must serve not only private interests but also...
Lorenza Mola’s new article on “The Legal Relevance of ‘Social Cohesion’ in the Framework of the Council of Europe: a Systemic and Evolutionary Appraisal”, on “Diritti umani e diritto internazionale, Rivista quadrimestrale” 3/2025, pp. 663-685, doi: 10.12829/119533 (in Italian)
The concept of 'social cohesion' penetrated the political and legal sphere of the European continent in the last decade of the last century. In 2004, the Council of Europe elaborated an articulated and widely adopted...
Dr Stefano Angeleri’s chapter in the “Research Handbook on Human Rights Law and Health” (Elgar 2025)
Dr Angeleri’s chapter, “Pursuing Health Rights for Distressed Migrants: Harnessing Interdisciplinary Inputs and Legal Literacy,” examines the specific challenges involved in securing health rights for migrant populations and,...
NEWS
Our ANESC colleague, Koldo Casla, appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
On 31 March 2026, Dr. Koldo Casla, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, was appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on...
Book Launch by Dr Amanda Cahill-Ripley “Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality” (6 February 2026)
The School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool, especially its international Law and Human Rights Unit (ILHRU), is delighted to host the book launch of “Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality: Article 4 Limitations Under the...
EVENTS
THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER THROUGH THE LENS OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS
MEMBER OF International Conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the RACSE-ANESC University of Milano – University of Bergamo September 20–21, 2024 First Session: September 20, 2024, 9.30 a.m., University of Milano, Aula 201 Chair: Prof.ssa Marilisa D’Amico –...
Exchanges on the book by Petros Stangos: La fabrique de la jurisprudence sociale européenne…
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe is pleased to invite you to attend the hybrid event: Exchanges on the book by Petros Stangos: La fabrique de la jurisprudence sociale européenne : Les décisions ‘réclamations collectives’ du Comité européen des...
INTERNATIONAL LEVERS AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ‘ACTIVE AGEING’ RIGHTS
8 November 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (CET)
Organised by the University of Turin, this conference will be held on 8 November 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (CET), Sala Lauree Blu, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Lungo Dora Siena 100/A.
Presentation of the book “The European Social Charter: A commentary” – 1st and 2nd volumes and panel discussion on the cost-of-living crisis
19 October 2023 (2:30 pm–5:30 pm, French local time)
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe, together with the Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights (ANESC), is organising an event dedicated to the launch of the 1st and 2nd volumes of the “The European Social Charter: A Commentary”, followed by a panel discussion on the cost-of-living crisis.
EVENTS
THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER THROUGH THE LENS OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS
MEMBER OF International Conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the RACSE-ANESC University of Milano – University of Bergamo September 20–21, 2024 First Session: September 20, 2024, 9.30 a.m., University of Milano, Aula 201 Chair: Prof.ssa Marilisa D’Amico –...
Exchanges on the book by Petros Stangos: La fabrique de la jurisprudence sociale européenne…
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe is pleased to invite you to attend the hybrid event: Exchanges on the book by Petros Stangos: La fabrique de la jurisprudence sociale européenne : Les décisions ‘réclamations collectives’ du Comité européen des...
INTERNATIONAL LEVERS AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ‘ACTIVE AGEING’ RIGHTS
8 November 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (CET)
Organised by the University of Turin, this conference will be held on 8 November 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (CET), Sala Lauree Blu, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Lungo Dora Siena 100/A.
Presentation of the book “The European Social Charter: A commentary” – 1st and 2nd volumes and panel discussion on the cost-of-living crisis
19 October 2023 (2:30 pm–5:30 pm, French local time)
The Department of Social Rights of the Council of Europe, together with the Academic Network on the European Social Charter and Social Rights (ANESC), is organising an event dedicated to the launch of the 1st and 2nd volumes of the “The European Social Charter: A Commentary”, followed by a panel discussion on the cost-of-living crisis.
Women in the spotlight: the achievements and the road ahead
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 5.00 p.m. (EEST) / 4.00 p.m. (CET). The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights is organising an event in memory of Sofia Spiliotopoulos on the topic “Women in the spotlight: the achievements and the road ahead”
60th anniversary of the European Social Charter
The conference will be held online, on 23 November 2021, 10:00 – 17:00 CET
PUBLICATIONS
Comparative Law and Social Justice – Essays in Honour of Professor Christina Deliyanni-Dimitrakou
This collective volume honours Professor Christina Deliyanni-Dimitrakou and her distinguished academic career of nearly three decades at the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Koldo Casla publishes his book “The Social Right to Property” (Elgar, 2026)
In this book, Dr Koldo Casla, proposes that property should be reinterpreted as a social right, arguing from the perspective of human rights and the social function that ownership must serve not only private interests but also...
Lorenza Mola’s new article on “The Legal Relevance of ‘Social Cohesion’ in the Framework of the Council of Europe: a Systemic and Evolutionary Appraisal”, on “Diritti umani e diritto internazionale, Rivista quadrimestrale” 3/2025, pp. 663-685, doi: 10.12829/119533 (in Italian)
The concept of 'social cohesion' penetrated the political and legal sphere of the European continent in the last decade of the last century. In 2004, the Council of Europe elaborated an articulated and widely adopted...
Dr Stefano Angeleri’s chapter in the “Research Handbook on Human Rights Law and Health” (Elgar 2025)
Dr Angeleri’s chapter, “Pursuing Health Rights for Distressed Migrants: Harnessing Interdisciplinary Inputs and Legal Literacy,” examines the specific challenges involved in securing health rights for migrant populations and,...
OUR NETWORK
ANESC is a non-profit network that brings together scholars and other committed experts who share a common interest in advancing social rights. United by a belief in the transformative potential of law and scholarship, its members contribute their expertise and experience in support of the Network’s objectives.
The Network’s mission is to promote the European Social Charter and the broader framework of social rights protection in Europe, while situating these developments in dialogue with experiences and practices from other continents. In doing so, ANESC seeks to foster comparative perspectives and cross-regional learning on social justice and human dignity.
To this end, the Network undertakes and supports a wide range of initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of the European Social Charter and related instruments, and at strengthening their effective application and enforcement—both within the Council of Europe and across its member states.
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